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With celebration in mind, the Social Club and University Women's Group are joining forces to mount a campus wide Fun Day on 1 J叫y.Everyone is invited to eat and play ·games on the lawn adjacent to the library and opposite Tower l from 11 am to 2pm.

The Students' Union has the campus counting down the days to 1 July with a display at the entrance to the Academic Concourse.

Student photographers will get a chance to capture different angles of the historic time on film as p也tof a Public Affairs Photo Workshop. Students will be provided with um and asked to photograph any aspect of the transition that strikes their interest, whether it be an intimate look at how their families, frien缸, neighborsget involved ( or don’t) in events, or their view of any of the many public events.

at Beijing's National Art Gallery;art work from students in China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan will be shown. This exhib泣, which features five works from three of our students, will later move to Shanghai and Tangshan.

The UST community is

marking Hong Kong

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return

to China on 1 July 1997 in

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『 2u jnu n H GE 音。 F EE 、 5 H U nur m 2u r z Three UST social science faculty mem-bers have made Hong Kong

s transition the focus of their academic research. Drs Hong Ying-抖, HongYu-hung and Alfred Hu will be joining 60 local and overseas researchers presenting at the international conference on "The Transition to Hong Kong SAR”,held from 7 to 9 July and organized by Baptist University, University of Hong Kong and HKUST. The University will host the con-ference on 9 Jul手 Thetheme that day is "So cial Psychological Aspects of the Transition". The conference is part of the Hong Kong Transition Project, a longitudinal interdis ciplinary study begun in 1989.

H ……恤tory

is less than three weeks away. The UST community is marking Hong Kong

S I空turnto China on l ﹜叫y1997 in di-verse ways a manner befitting a university. A number of community-building activities will mark 出eevent. From 24 June to 7 July, the public is invited to campus to view UST法 achievementsin research, teach

-ing and service, as well as its successful research links with Chinese Mainland universities. Entitled

Catapulting Hong Kong Into a New Age”,or CHINA, the exhibit will be in the Expo Hall.

Technology for Tomorrow

is the theme of a multimedia e沿1ibitto showcase hi-tech advancements of the Chinese Main-land and Hong Kong. UST will present its latest"research projects at the seven 句 day e划1ibitto be held at City University from 28 June.

Shanghai

s Fudan University invited Hong Kong's universities to participate in an e-xhibit to introduce their achievements. UST sent 10 new panels all in simplified characters-to the exhibit, which.began in May to mark the 50 days before the transition.

UST students and staff have given their feelings about the handover artistic expres-sion in the form of calligraphy, traditional Chinese ink painting and photography. Their work forms part of two exhibits in China to celebrate Hong Kong's return. The first was held last month at Tianjin Univer-sit于 Thesecond exhibit will be in early June

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UST Launches Global Reef Survey

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t剋ζingthe plung巴 alongwith hundred s of ot

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1er‘divers around the world for

Reef Check 1997, the first global survey of coral reefs. The world headquarters for Reef Check is located in the UST Research Centre

s Institute for Environment and Sustainable Development.

state of the world's reefs at a campus press conference in mid-October.

We have heard that many reefs believed

to be in good shape actually have been damaged by human impacts, such as dynamite and poison fishing;' said Di Gregor Hodgson the UST biologist leading the initiative.

However, scientists do not have a clear picture of the health of the world

S reefs:'

Dr Hodgson 日rstsuggested the idea for a global survey on the Internet.

Based on the massive response from serious scientists;’he said

,“

I realized we should go for it." Now Reef Check 1997 is the most ambitious project during the International Year of the Reef.

Over two hundred million years old, coral reefs have been called the tropical rain forests of the ocean, housing over 25% of all marine species, including some of the • Hong Kong-based Reef Check teams will be

coor-dinated by the Hong Kong Marine Conservation Society to survey local sites and the South China Sea atoll Pratas Reef.

favorite delicacies of Chinese cuisine such as sea cucumber,

Between 14 June and 31 August, reef scientists will train and lead more than 100 teams of volunteer divers from 35 countries to measure the health of more than 300 coral reefs around the world. ln Hong Kong, student teams from Hong Kong and Chinese universities will be diving alongside those from UST.

Coral reefs are an important natural resource throughout the tropics, but particularly in the South China Sea;’says RC Director Prof Jay Chen.

We must raise awareness of their value, and gather more accurate data on how they function and respond to human activitY:' UST's Institute for Environment and Sustainable Develop-ment will analyze the data and report on the

Scientists are only beginning to uncover

出eirhidden secrets

;

some of the newest anti-cancer and AIDS-fighting drugs have been derived from reef organisms.

Coral reefs are vital for 位1ewor恤,slargest industry -tourism. Some island regions, such as Hawaii and Hainan Island, depend on reefs for tourism dollars as well as for fish ing. Sandy beaches are created and protected by reefs. Without the protection-of ree鼠, 也orelinesare washed away-a recent occur-rence at one beach front resort in Hainan after the coral reef was removed.

For more information, check the Reef Check website,的tp:!lwww.ust.hk/~ webre/ reejhtml.

Michael

Choi Gets Thank-you

from

Charity

2

Michael Choi's knack for getting UST

sta在 andstudents to dig in their pock-ets for charity has been recognized.

UST's Head of Security has received a Community Chest award for his fund

raising e丘:ortsduring last November

S New Territories charity walk.

Michael personally raised $1,300 by persuading over 90 staff to sponsor his entry. Not content with his own

fund-raising efforts, he has also helped organize UST's entries for other charity events, in

-eluding the recent Lantau Link walk, through his work with the Social Club.

M ichael Choi (far left) receives his award as top individual fund-『aiserin the education category during the Community Chest award ceremony in May.

CAUGHT

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IN THE WEB

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How many times have you been asked by Jami句 orfriends overseas,可o, what

s

going to happen to Hong Kong after 1997i戶Ifyou

re looking for new slants on the subject, or potential answers to the

more timely questi凹,“ Whatare you goi時 todo for the five day holiday?”,here

are some Web sit的 tocheck out. A 叭lebnewsletter devoted to Hong Kong in transition is HK97, found at http://www.hk97.com/. For daily news.

on aspects of Hong Kong

s policy, economy and society, check out the magazine which aims to cover

Hong Kong’s New Dawn’,. Editors also invite readers to share

with the WOI姐” their

plans for celebrati-ng the handover. You're also welcome to send in a quote for the day.

The search engine Yahoo has a list-ing of all thlist-ings related to Hong Kong and 1997 at http://

.

111S11.ya hoo. com/

regiona//countries/hong_kong/events/

hong_kong_1997/. Here you can click onto the addresses for news on the San Francisco Bay Area's ball to commemo-rate Hong Kong

s return to China, or China's official Website on 1997, or, for

adi叮erentview, the address of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of the Patri-otic Democratic Movement of China.

The office of the Chief Executive, Tung Chee hwa, has a bilingual site at

http://w州 ceoffice.org.hk.In planning for the future, the SA.R's new education strategist, Antony Leung, invites the public to send their views on Hong Kong

s education system. via e-mail.

For a listing of Government-sponsored events throughout Hong Kong, check out 出enewly posted Home Affairs Department Website at htφ:// www.info.gov. hk!had/11ews/

activities.html. The Legislative Council sanctioned the spending of $40 mi.Ilion for

cultural and community building" activities to celebrate 也ehandover. See how the money is being spent. What catches your attention on the Web? Share your favorite Web sites with other Genesis readers. E-mail them to genesis αnd we'll t1y to incli1de them in upcoming issues.

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Tackling Typhoons

As the typhoon season has come round again, it's worth brushing up on what do to do in the event of a storm. Newcomers to Hong Kong may like to know that typhoon signals and rain storm warnings are prominently displayed on TV screens and broad-cast on local radio stations. MTR stations and many shops and build-ings also display the signal status. Typhoons

。 IfStorm Warning Signal 8 is hoisted by the Royal Observatory during a working day, announcements will be made over the public address system advising you to return home. In this situation, all classes and exams are canceled.

.:• Public transport and traffic

information will be available through the e-mail or public address systems.

Remember to close all windows before leaving.

。 IfSignal 8 is lowered before 6:30 am, classes and exams will start from 8:30 am and you should report as normal. 。 IfSignal 8 is lowered between 6:30 am and 12 noon, classes, exams and work start as normal from 2 pm. 令 Generally,if Signal 8 is lowered after

2 pm on weekdays, or after 1 O am on a Saturday, you need not report for work or classes.

Rainstorm Black Warning

。 Ifthe Black Warning is issued before 8 am,you should stay.at home. If the warning is 日 nceled,follow the arrangements for the lowering of typhoon warning signals.

學 Ifthe Black Rainstorm Warning is raised during a working day, you are advised to stay on campus for your own safety.

• Typhoon Helen sw.eeps towards Hong Kong, in this satellite image from UST旭 ResearchCentre.

GENES 時, 4June 1997

Students' Creativity

Unleashed'

“ 「Y可heyexceeded all expectations

;'

was

I

how Dr Angelina Yee described the·

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dramas written, directed and per

formed by the students in her 20th century drama class as their final project.

A week after the performances in May and the Associate Dean of HSS was still bubbling with enthusiasm about her stu-dents' work.

It was amazing to me that they have that much creativity. It was their first opportunity to write, produce and perform 出eirown plays. Their thoughtfulness came unleashed;’she said.

Of the nine plays, six were origin 訓, including a bawdy political satire on 1997, the tragedy of a Chinese Mainland、family who loses their food coupons, a trialof a doctor who clones a patie仗, adrama about AIDS, a comic satire about three psycho!-ogy postgraduates who pose as mental patients to do research in a mental hospital.

Francis Wong Hon Yin (ELEC) found the inspiration for his play on China's grain coupons at home.

I come from Mainland China;’he said.

My parents like to tall< about the life while they were young. They told me that the

rice book' was so important that people lost their lives if they lost them.

Shirley Lam So Lei (MARK) said the experience of leading the group which performed

1997 Storm”,the satire on Hong Kong's political leaders, was valuable.

Every success comes with opportunit折, Shirley said.

Dr Yee provided every drama course student a valuable opportunity to think, create and act."

Shirley said the group wanted to do something about 1997.

This is controver-sial, but yet very close to Hong Kong peoples

heart and lives now ... We want the audience to laugh at the satirized characters (Gov

_Chris Patten,Anson Chan, Lu Ping, etc.) and to feel angry about what they do in the play. This is a way to try to

maize

them think about the role of these political figures, and to stimulate them to think more about 1997 and current issues in Hong Kong.’,

New HSS Courses Keep Human Values In Sight

The entire faculty of the School of Humani-ties and Social Science has been involved in a wholesale restructuring of courses to provide undergraduate science, engineering and business students a

well-rounded'’ education.

The creation of 000-level courses is, according to Dr Angelina Yee, Associate Dean ofHSS, "am句oradjustment to student needs”,From September, Humanities will be 。在ering17 of 出eselarge (200-400 students) lecture courses, including introductions to Chinese culture, film a此, anthropology, philosophy and religion. Social Science will offer four entry-level courses-introductions to sociology, political science, late-20th century China and contemporary East Asia.

Courses at the higher levels have also been redesigned. Social Science is offering two 100-level courses related to the environ-ment, business and the environment and environmental policy in Hong Kong. China is the focus of seven new social science courses, including demography in China

and money and banking in China. Science and technology come into focus in sociol-ogy of science and history of technology, both new courses.

New offerings in higher-level courses in humanities include masterpieces of world literatur巴, contemporaryChinese fiction (1949-present), popular culture, cultural identity in Hong Kong, issues in feminism, daily life in imperial China, culture and tourism and the anthropology of food, art and archaeology of China, Chinese business history, comparative philosophy: East and West, great philosophers of the world, to name just a few.

The purpose of the courses we 。在erin the humanities and social sciences at the undergraduate level is not to cram students with yet more technical information and know-how in addition to the burden of their major fields, but above all to develop students' awareness of themselves and the world, their analytical ability, a critical consciousness, and a sense of values;' said Dr Yee.

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Trading Places: The Exchange Experience

Next year,

80

UST

undergraduates

will

study abroad through exchange schemes.

Add in

postgraduates

and

the

figure rises to over 100. As

they

leave,

similar

numbers of

exchange students

arrive

at

UST.

U

ST sends nearly 2% of its students abroad, the highest percentage in Hong Kong, and those figures are set to increase.

All three schools have agreements with top

schools in the US, Canada, Europe and Asia which enable UST students to study abroad.

"It's a great experience, one that business

students should surely have;' said Dr Patrick Chau, director of undergraduate programs in

SBM. "Everyone benefits-the students return·

more vocal and indepegdent, while those who stay in Hong Kong are exposed to the exchange-in students at UST." .

"We want to expand the scheme and hope

to send 100 to 120 business students abroad for a semester in 1998-99. This is no longer a pro-gram for a small elite of students;' said Dr Chau, who expects a grade average of at least B- from applicants.

While 80% of current exchanges involve

business students, the Engineering School pro-gram is expanding fast. "This September, 12

students begin a year's study at universities such as Michigan, Northwestern, Pennsylvania and

California at Berkeley:' said Dr Helen Shen, Engineering's associate dean. "Engineering today is international. While our faculty are

Study

Abroad

Guaranteed

in MBA

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Michelle Lui knows what an exchange adds

to an MBA program. "Mixing with people

from different backgrounds, experience and opinions. Couple that with the right attitude-a willingness to share-and you've got a very valuable experience:'

MBA Director Steve De Krey agrees. "We guarantee every new MBA student an exchange place. We're the only piogram in

Asia that does that:'

"Our shtdents spend a semester at some of the most selective business schools in the wCJrld;' said Steve. "They learn from their classmates as well as the faculty."

This fall, 85% of the Year 2 MBAs will be going on exchange. Like the

under-graduate exchange program, they value the international exposure. "I don't think you can really understand American culture

until

you've

lived there;' said Ambrose Ng, who is heading for Columbia University.

"There are three options: emigrate, work abroad, or study abroad."

Michelle studied in the US at under-graduate level, but a semester at the Univer-sity of California at Berkeley is different . "You approach it differently. I've been

work-ing in between and want to reflect on my experience in an academic setting;' she said.

The exchange also expands the choice

of courses. "Take Northwestern. Each

department offers 80 electives a semester, so multiply that by 21 departments:'

explained Steve. "On top of that, these

busi-ness schools offer comses across depart-ments, like leadership or entrepenemship.

All that is open to them

too

:'

As future business leaders, the MBA students are not slow to notice another advantage-exchange students pay UST tuition fees for their semester abroad.

"This is a great chance to attend a

world-class program in the States;' explained Roger Yu, who will be attending Cornell this fall. "Admission to t~ese universities is tight

and costs are high."

Steve estimates that students could save

over US$6,000 on fees. "They cover airfares and expenses-a small price to pay for such an experience;' he said.

William Lee spent last fall at ISA-HEC

outside Paris. "The opportunties were endless;' said William. "I studied post-communist economics with Mikhail Gorbachev's former adviser, played

large-scale simulation games with students from

all over the world, and was able to spend two months traveling around Europe. Judging

by my job interviews, it's valued by employers too."

"To make tl1 is program work we did two

things-built ow· list of partners and

tight-ened our admission;' said Steve. "I've no

hesitation sending them out. They're mixing with the best and holding their own:'

comparable to those abroad, it's the culture that

they

encounter that adds value."

Prof Grafton Hui, associate dean of Science,

knows the value personally, learning English in

his first three weeks as a postgraduate at Southampton.

UST sends nearly 2% of

its students abroad,

the

highest percentage

in Hong Kong, and

those figures are

set to

increase.

Prof Hui hopes to send two or three students

on exchange during 1997-98. "Science is very selective in the exchange agreements that are signed. There is little point if there is no support for the link."

Demand for exchange-in places at UST has

never been higher. Looking after the

non-academic aspects of the exchange scheme, and particularly the concerns of in-coming students,

is the responsibility of Faith Ho, student affairs

officer and the University's international student

adviser.

Faith operates a virtual international center.

Before students arrive, she keep in contact_ by

e-mail, despatches arrival notes with handy hints

and organizes airport reception with the help of AISEC.

Once the students are on campus, she

coordinates a program designed to introduce them to Hong Kong and UST. "Last year, a series

of dinner talks helped the UST and exchange

students to mix;' she explains. "Next year,we're

planning a study project to help incoming

students find out more about the culture and history of Hong Kong:'

If you are interested in joining the exchange program, contact

your

School office for further details.

GENESIS, 4 June 1997

No Regrets

for Roman

Roman Krislav has "no regrets" and as his exchange at UST comes to an end."When else will I be able to spend six months in Asia?" he asked.

Despite a grueling course in business and engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, Roman jumped at the chance of an exchange.

After arriving in January he made the most of it, spending time with local students rather than hanging around with US colleagues. As he points out, he can do that back home.

"I'm not here just to study," said Roman. "I want to meet people, travel and learn outside the classroom." External learning ranged from a day at the races yvith local friends to travels in Thailand, the Philippines and Macau.A China trip is planned for June.

"When you're on exchange, make an effort to get into the middle of things, on and off campus," he said. "I made that effort and it's really paid off."

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European

Adventure

For Angelica Leung Yiu Wen, a semester in France broadened her horizons and her plans. Now she's aiming for postgraduate studies at

one of the grandes eco/es, France's elite universities.

Arigelica,a second year market-ing student, studied at another

grande ecole, Ecole Superieure De

Commerce de Rouen, last fall. As well as courses introducing the

language, culture and history of France to international students,

she also studied international busi-ness and marketing, the European Union (EU) and cross-cultural management~with 10 different nationalities in the class.

"Everyday was a lesson in itself, but the class gave me a different perspective," she said. "I'm now more culturally sensitive."

Angelica originally chose UST because of the exchange. "It's not what an exchange can give you, but what you take from it," she said. "Why go to a different country if all

you're going to do is study econom-ics? It's the culture around you that makes it unique."

Q

In University toilets, people waste a great deal of paper by carele·ssly pulling large piles of paper towels from the dispenser. Many fall on the ground. The same users often pull three or four more towels to dry their hands, when using one properly would do the job.

. While I can't blame these people for their thoughtless behavior, perhaps the University could consider instailing a handle-operated rotary dispenser, which requires effort each time a towel is supplied, or at least notices reminding users not to waste paper as a temporary measure. As well as saving paper, there would be less mess

and the time saved emptying bins could be used in other ways.

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Roger Davies, Estates Management Office: "The choice of

handdryers was looked at closely when the University was being fitted out. Then we found that folded paper towels were the most

cost-GENESIS, 4 June 1997

From

Hangzhou

to

Illinois

Manlu Liu's recent life reads like an airline schedule. No sooner has she settled down to MBA studies in Hong Kong than she foces another

change of scene-this time to Evanston, Illinois.

Manlu is spending next

semes-ter at Northwestern University's famous Kellogg Business School, a

very different world from Zhejiang University in Hangzhou where she

received her masters degree, in engineering.

"I've never been to America before," explained Manlu."l'm glad to be going to a top university. MBA programs in the US are the best in the world."

Her engineering background has helped during her MBA studies,

and she is particularly keen to take

advantage of Kellogg's strengths in finance.

After a year at UST, Manlu thinks she has learned to communicate more effectively and an exchange will broaden those skills further."!

want to know how American people do business," she said."lt will be helpful for me when I go back to ·

China."

Planning

for

Ca

lifornia

Rekha Sujanani has already

booked her lift from the airport to the University of California at Berkeley.

"The four students going to Berkeley took the US students at UST out to dinner and picked their brains," explained Rekha, a second year finance student."As

well as lots of advice, one of them has kindly off~red to meet us when we arrive."

Rekha is nervous, but l

ook-ing forward to the experience. "I've lived in Hong Kong all my life, so this is a chance to see other pl.aces," she said.

She chose Berkeley for its international reputation and is busy choosing courses."l'd like to take women's studies or politics, something different-but we have to check that it'll be credited by UST."

Rekha also advises would-be exchangers to look beyond the

school catalogues. "Check out what the campus is like and the city where you'll be living. It's not just a matter of picking the tcip

school."

effective choice for the quantities expected to be needed. Comparisons were

made on the basis of the number of towels likely to be taken each time, the

number of users, the cost of servicing as well as the cost of the towels

them-selves. With the increased availability and quality of towels made fro1.;,

recycled paper it was also an environmentally friendly solution.

It is likely that this comparison is still valid, but the market has not

stood still and it is an appropriate time to double-check. Over the next few

months a trial will be carried out in a few washrooms where the existing folded paper towel dispensers will be replaced

by

lever-operated roll paper dispensers.

If

these are shown to have a lower cost in use, as well as being acceptable to users, we will introduce them across the campus. I disagree with your 1:eader in one respect-we should blame those whose thoughtless

behavior results in such waste. More notices are no substitute for people

behaving responsibly.

E-mail your questions to genesis orfnx them to 2358-0537.

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lllllii1II每Kl&團團

Campus Calendar

科大成員熱心公益

9June

Dragon Boat Festival

Support the six UST teams, racing at

Sai KUI嗨, 8:30am -1 pm 16-27June

UST Exhibitions

Times Square and Shau Kei Wan, Admiralty

and Kwai Fong MTR stations

19June Chorus of Yale Atrium, 1 pm 20 21June RGC Research Projects Expo Hall 24 June -7

}

uly

Catapulting Hong Kong Into a New Age

UST

s exhibition to mark the Transition

Expo Hall 25 June Pay Day 25June University Choir University Center, I pm 26

]

une

China in Maps: 16th-19th Century From the UST LibrarγSpecial Collection.

香港科技大學雖然成立還不足六年很多 教職員都是從歐美等地招聘凹來 ,而學 生們也要應付自己的學業 2但不少教職員和學 生都熱心地利用工餘或訝:餘時間為社會服務。 貢獻學術專長 對教研人員來說,最直接的服務形式就是 以他們的學術專長,參與社會和工商界的團體 或機構的工作。例如化學 系唐本忠博士現在為塑料 工程師協會香港分會內的 執行委員 ,人文學郁的蔡 志祥博士則是香港古物諮 詢委員會委員 ,並為香港 博物餾名譽顧問 。 很多科大的職員也以 他們的專長貢獻社會。例 至1996年度,他們獲得本港兩個環保組織的資 助 3 讓他們劉作各種展示材料,到三十多問中 學去傳播有關頭境問題的知識。 慈善籌款活動 除了以學術專長貢獻社會外,也有很多教 職員和學生參與不同的社會企益和募捐活動。 科大的學生社會服務園便是由學生組成的社會 服務團體,他們徑常為本 地及鄰近地區有需要的人 士舉辦各類活動。例如, 他們在去年 7 月至l l 月 , 與一昕男童院合作到公屋 去探訪那裡的獨居老人, 幫他們打掃家居,並為他 們舉辦齋宴。 學生社會服務國也關 注到內地的社會情況。在 去年初,他們利用寒假到 廣州訪問 ,為當地的中小 學生舉辦攤位遊戲等活

Reception, 4:30 pm, Library Gallery

Runs 27 June -15 October 28 June 4 July 如 ,學生事務處的譚中嶽 和鄭峰生便分別在香港專 業輔導協會擔任義務司庫 和理事的工作 ,譚中嶽更 是該協會的候任會長。財 務處處長個偉耀是香港稅 務上訴委員會委員 。入學 及註冊處處長白士柏現為 動,從而加深了他們對國 .... 科大學生社會服務團為廣州中小學生舉辦 內學生的了解。 UST at Technology for Tomorrow

City University

星星位遊戲等活動,從而加深了他們對內地

學生的了解。 科大的教職員也非常

積極投入社會公益活動 。

1 J叫Y

Social Club/UWG Campus Fun Day

On lawn by covered carpark, 11 am -2 pm

大學聯合招生辦法管理委員會及大學聯合招生

辦法運作委員會的會員 。

For other HKUST events, check the

electronic noticeboard and WWW pages.

科大生物系的學生也將自己 Jifr學用來貢獻 社會。在 1994 年,該系學生成立“綠色教育先 鋒 Mouse Pad

$65

Perpetual Calendar

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去年l l月 ,科大共有四支隊伍(其中一隊是全 女將)參加l著名的“毅行者”慈善籌款活動,他 們步行長達100公里的麥里浩徑,為香港和海 外的傷殘和貧困人士共籌徬抖,000元善款。今 年 5 月 ,科大教職員會為同事安排參加“青嶼幹 線百萬行”,共有近 300 位教職員參加,籌得超 過 10 萬元的善款。 以上昕舉,祇是科大教職員和學生們參與 社會服務的一小部分例子。隨著科大不斷成長 和發展,相信大學的成員為社會所作出的貢獻 將會越來越多。

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栗世石壘叉奏新樂章

科大學者製成無硫柔性石墨

*日到石憂,很多人就會聯想到日常生活中

1J€ 所用的鉛筆

鉛筆的筆芯就是用石墨加

上粘土和水份烙燒而成的 。工業上使用的電 極、電刷、套筒軸承、密封圈、冶金模、 1甘鍋 等都大量用到石墨。 天然的石還晶體具有層狀結構,在每個層 面上 3 碳原子通過共用它的外層電子結合成由 六邊彤組成的平面結槽,而各層之間則由非常 微弱的分于引力相聯結,因而每一碳原子平面 層之間的結構鬆散,彼此的距離也比較大。 製造石墨“三文治” 1日同我們用麵包做‘三文治”一樣,科學家 們早就“防i\l,"了石墨的夾層 ,他們嘗試在各層 碳原子之間加J!各種不同的分子、原于、或離 子,從而得到各種“石墨層間化合物”。石墨層 開化合物的性質隨著加入的物質不同而異。這 類化合物為發展高新技術提供了一大類用途不 間的功能工程材料。 如果在石墨各層間加 入硫酸,並以高溫快速加 熱 3 硫酸就會分解揮 發。大量氣體的i且也在 石墨的層開留下很大的孔 穴 3使得最終產物的體積 比起原有的石墨大上幾 十、甚至幾百倍 。這程序 叫做“膨化過程”。 經過膨化的石墨在電 面3它可以被進一步延壓成薄片或薄根。這種 石墨產品便是“柔性石墨”。 柔性石墨不但具有石主草原有的熱穩定性、 熱傳導性、天然潤滑性等特點,還增添了柔韌 性、高壓締性及回彈性。與傳統上使用的密封 材料。石棉、玻璃纖維、橡膠等比較,柔性石 還具有無毒、耐腐蝕、不易發生輪盤等優點 , 因而成為適用於高溫環境的超級密封材料,並 已被廣泛地應用在發電廠、汽車、化工系統、 及核能設備等工業領域上。 不斷割斬,力求完美 然而,用硫酸法製﹛帝的柔性石墨有一個很 大的缺點。在加熱過程中 ,硫酸會分解產生大 量三氧化硫( S02)和三氧化硫( S03) ,這些氣 體會嚴重地污染環境J此外,在夾層中殘存的 硫化物,會逐漸跑出來腐蝕金屬部件(與塾圈 接觸處) 。因此 2 開發不合硫的柔性石墨成為 用戶和生產廠商們長期追求 的目標。 子顯微鏡下看來像轎蟲。 這種新結構具有活性很高 .... 柔↑生石墨可用來製成各種幣、箔、 科大機械工程系的博士 生康飛字 ,和他的指導教師 冷揚博士和張統一博士一 道,發明了用氯化錚代替硫 酸來製備柔,性石墨的電化學 方法。此方法本身對環境的 污染較小,產品中殘存的氯 化物極微,因而對金屬設備 的腐蝕性較小。此外,這種 柔性石墨具有很強的導電 性3用途相當廣泛,可以作 為導電添加劑 3 應用於生產 環、及塾片,供認交換器、密封 的、樹枝狀的、粗糙的表 間﹒及發動機汽缸墊等應用。

祖祖聽說﹒

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.... 在掃描式電子顯微鏡下設察到的柔性石墨切函(放 大 30 倍),可以看到本來是細薄的石墨膺,經過 膨化過程後,變成了孺蟲狀的肥大粗紋。 導電塑料和導電站結劑等材料。由此,這一研 究成果於 1996 年 4 月獲釋美國發明專利。 作為密封材料來說》這種自金屬氣化物製 備的柔性石墨仍然不夠理想 , 因為還是含有少 量具腐蝕性的氯。康飛字等人又致力尋求更完

美的解決途徑

今年初

他們叉開發了加入有

機酸的膨化方法。自於所使用的有機酸僅合 碳、氫、和氧三種元素, 完全不合其它有害成 份, 因此,得到的產品本質上是純淨的石墨2 實現了人們長期以來的夢想。此外 , 由於它的 製備過程清潔無污染 3 對設備裝置要求低,相 信很容易被向工業化。 由於高新技術的要求,各種各樣的新材料 層出不窮。然而,從世界發展潮流來看,真正 好的材料不僅要性能優越,而且要符合清潔生 產及生態觀的環保要求, 無硫柔性石墨正是具 有這雙重優點的高新材料。它的製備方法如果 在工業界廣為推廣 ,其前景是非常令人鼓舞 的。 但司 在大學的洗手間裡,我經常看見浪費抹手紙的情況。有些人 粗心大意地拉出大蠱的抹手紙,然後任由多餘的紙散落到地面。即 使抵需要一張抹手紙已足夠,這些人卻經常多拉三、四張紙出來。 用人敏、維修費用、及抹手紙本身的成本等因素之後 s 才作出這決 定。隨著貨源的增加及循環再造紙品質的改善,這個選擇也符合環 保的原則。 我不能責備那些人不顧公益的行為。也許校方可以考慮安裝手 勤恆轉式的退紙器,這樣他們每取用一張紙都要花點力氣。作為臨 時措施,有關部門至少可以張貼告示,提醒大家不要浪費紙張。這 樣,除了節約用紙外,洗手間也會比較整潔,立t減少傾倒廢紙構的 決數,從而把省下來的時間用於其它方面。 4夸 校產管理處校產經理戴偉樂覆 “在大學興建時,我們已認 真地考慮過洗手間的各種設備。當時我們發現,折疊式抹手紙是最 為經濟合算的選擇。我們是在估計了每吹可能取用的紙張數目、使 將至今日,我們的選擇很可能仍然正確,然而 ,市場並非靜止 不變,現在也是再進行覆查的適當時間。在未來的幾個月中,我們 將在幾個洗手間進行試驗:用捲筒拉杆式造紙器代換現時使用的儲 紙撼。如果試驗表明新的設備可以降低成本,又能被大家接受的 話,我們將在全校的公共洗手間內採用。 在這位讀者的來函中,有一點我不能苟同。我們應當責備那種 不顧公益的浪費行為。重要的是,大家要有責任感,否則再多的告 示也起不了作用。’, (請將問題傳真至 2358 0537或電子郵遞genes侶。) 同創 一九九七年六月四日

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E噩噩圓

迎固歸

同創新紀元

再過翻固蝴就是1997 年 7 月 l 日一個近代史上重要的仆 學術活動 在香浴 ,社會各界正積極安排各式各樣的活動 ,去迎接這個回歸 在 7 月 7 日至 9 日 ,三位以香港回歸作為學術研究主題的社會科學學

的重要時刻

部教師(康螢儀博士、康宇偉博士和胡克戚博士)

將會聯同 60 位本地和

在香港科技大學, 97 回歸還帶著一個重要的意義,不少加盟科大的 海外的研究人員,進行名為“香港過渡”的國際研討會議。 教職員 z 都是因為今年 7 月l 日以後,香港便會回歸中國這一 事宜,才決定放棄他們已在歐美著名學府建立起的事業,選擇 回到香港,為祖國建立新紀元。 1990 年到香港為科大籌備成立 數學系的謝定裕教授便曾這樣說 “如果不是一九九七、如果 香港仍是英國撞民地,恐怕我們都不會來這裡。”(見 1996年 10月 16 日《同創〉) 。 科大慶祝回歸的活動 為祝賀這個回歸的日子,科大成員已轉備了多項不同形式 的活動。 從 5 月中開始,大學已參與和舉辦多個展覽活動。在校園 肉舉辦的展覽名為“迎回歸同創新紀元 大眾介紹科大的教學、研究和服務。將會展出的內容包括:教 師們為提高教學效果所開發的教學新意念、重要的科研成果、 及大學為本地和鄰近地區的社會和經濟發展所作的服務。此 外,展覽也包括一些我們和中國內地進行合作研究的成功例 • 從6 月 24 日至7 月 7 日,科大將會在展覽廳舉辦 M迎回歸同創新紀元”展覽。 子。這展覽﹔︱寄會從 6 月 24 日到 7 月 7 日 ,假科大展覽廳舉行。 另一項展覽活動將在香港城市大學肉舉行,展覽名為“科技創明 天”。該展覽從 6 月 28 日開始,為期七天,其主題是介紹內地和香港的 高科技研究成果。在這次展覽中,科大將展出六個項目 ,它們是: ﹒協助中藥邁向現代化的香港傳統中藥研究中心 .採用先進生物科技的微藻廢水處理裝置 ﹒藉電場作用可以在回態和液態之間變化自如的智能材料 .帶動本地液晶顯示工業發展的顯示技術研究中心 ﹒配合時代需要的電腦網絡將物系統 ﹒為提高製造業競爭力而開發的自動規覺檢測系統 在內地,科大也聯同本港其他大專院校一起,參與在上海復旦大學 舉行的圖片展覽。這吹展覽還在 5 月中舉行,是為了配合離回歸尚有50 天的日子,展覽的主題是向內地人士介紹本港的專上教育。 藝術活動 一群敢收員和學生也透過藝術創作(書法、水墨畫和攝影),表達他 們對問歸的心情。他們的作品已於5月在天津大學展出。 本月初,科大學生的作品(由三位學生創作的五件作品)將會與內 地、香港、澳門及台灣等地學生的作品一起在北京中國美術館展出 ,這 些展品還會再到上海和唐山展出。

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首兩天的會議將會在浸會大學舉行,第三天( 7 月 9 日)的會議則在科 大進行。當天的討論是以香港回歸的社會心理層蔚為主題。這次國際研 討會是香港過渡研究計割的一部分,這項跨學科的研究計釗是從 1989 年 開始進行的。 其他活動 在 5 月初,科大學生會已在學術廊設置了倒數顯示板,讓大學各成員 知道離開香港回歸尚有多少日子。 為了增加慶祝回歸的氣氛,科大教職員會和科技大學婦女會將在 7 月 l 日合辦一個“校園聯歡日”,時間是早上l l時至下午 2 時,歡迎大學的 教職員和學生到國書結和教職員宿舍第一座之間的草坪參加。屆時除了 遊戲活動外,尚有食物讓參加者大快朵頤。 此外,有興趣攝影的同學可以參加“公共事務攝影工作坊”。參加這 工作坊的同學﹔︱守護分發攝影膠卷,讓他們從不同的角度和題材 ,去拍fif4 有關回歸目的照片。 相信快速的鏡頭將會捕捉到回歸日肉各式各樣的情景。不過,香港 的回歸不應很是 1997 年 7 月 l 日這一天,從 1990 年初各地學者陸續到科 大上任以後 ,科大已經和其他香港市民一起通向回歸,共同為創造中國 的新紀元努力。藉著這些先驅學者的貢獻,科大能在五年內創下圓滿建 校的“奇蹟’,﹔而這份努力實幹的精神將會在 7 月 l 日以後延續下去,在 中國邁向新紀元的路上再創新高峰。

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